Tuesday, March 30, 2010

The end of March...

Ahhh! The University student's most stressful time of the year. I'm not sure why, but it always seems that the second semester falls apart so much more often than the first of the year. Its very frustrating, and I'm finding myself more and more frustrated as each day goes on, regardless of how much work I get done for classes.
This afternoon, Rebecca and I are presenting on Diigo for our "Teach Us March" edition. I originally said I would be talking to our class about Google Sketch-up, but I found myself struggling with the program immensely! For anyone who has ever tried this tool out, you'll know what I mean when I say the axis' (the blue, green, and red) are so confusing! I had a lot of very odd looking 3D objects, and quite honestly, I doubt there would be any chance of me using this tool in my classroom. If I ever have some spare time in the next little while, I may try it out again, but for now, I'm not sure if I can handle the stress I've found in it.
After ranting to Rebecca about this program, she told me about the free tool she had chosen for her teach us March, Diigo. I was really intrigued by the program because I thought it could help me get organized in this chaotic month, so I tried it out. I decided I would join her to present this to the class and I'm actually really excited about it. I've been playing with it for the past week, and have actually been using it to research topics for my other classes and papers (which all seem to be due this week!)
I sent an e-mail to my "Interview with a Learner" teacher last week, and I'm still waiting on a response from him. This is making me somewhat nervous as well, and I'm not sure if I should e-mail him again so soon or not.
As for the collaborative project with Paula White, we have made several attempts at a skype call, but it hasn't worked out so far. She wishes to speak with both Rebecca and I at the same time, and its very difficult to co-ordinate schedules. We were supposed to meet last Tuesday, but she e-mailed confessing that she forgot. We have been e-mailing back and forth for a few weeks now, and I believe we're trying another call this afternoon just before our presentation. Ohhh the stresses of the final month!

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